This video contains the first ten moves of the Ittoryu’s famous and influential ‘Odachi 50 moves’.

The Ono Ha Ittoryu, famous for being Tokugawa’s school, is the root of today’s Kendo. Its concept of ‘cutting down’ has become one of the principles of Japanese sword fighting.

The 17th grand master Takemi Sasamori has created this course that puts the teachings in words easier to follow than before. Directed and realized by Takemi Sasamori The Ittoryu style is famous for being the one adapted by the Shogun, and its move can be seen as one of the principles of Japanese sword fighting. The Kuden of the 17th head of the Ono Ha Ittoryu, Junzo Sasamori, have been put into easily understandable lessons by his son, Takemi Sasamori, the current grand master.

Volume 1 Odachi 50 moves (First to tenth)
- Ipponme "Hitotsukachi"
- Nihonme "Mukaizuki"
- Sanbonme "Tsuba wari"
- Yonhonme "Gedankasumi"
- Gohonme "Wakigamae no tsuki"
- Ropponme "Futatsukachi (Ichi)"
- Nanahonme "Futatsukachi (Ni)"
- Hachihonme "Into (Ichi)"
- Kyuhonme "Into (Ni)"
- Jupponme "Gedan no uchiotoshi"

Takemi Sasamori
1933, Hirosaki was born in Aomori Prefecture. Since childhood, training under a is Ono-ha Itto-ryu sixteen generations, Junzo Sasamori father. 1975, to inherit the seventeenth generation soke. Currently, he lecturers Ono-ha Itto-ryu in the police college as a surgical department instructor. Japan Kobudo Association director, Japan Kobudo Council permanent member of the security council. In addition, it has been active as a Protestant pastor at Komaba Eden Church (Reigakudo).